Analysis: Washington's War on Chavez

Photo: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez praying at the UN General Assembly 2009 summit. Mathaba Analyst Stephen Lendman takes a look at the undeclared U.S. war against the popular Venezuelan president.

by Stephen Lendman

Since George Bush took office in January 2001, efforts to oust Chavez failed three times:

-- in April 2002 for two days, aborted by mass street protests and support from Venezuela's military, notably its middle-ranked officer corps;